Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-26
MODERATION URGED
BY I.ansdowns-The Fisheries Question
Hint to O'Hrien.

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TORONTO. ONT, May - The National
Club last evening entertained the Marquis
OF IanSdowne. -
In reply to the toast in which the club
houored him. the Governor General made
a long address, which was frequently ap-
plauded and interrupted by cheers by the
prominent asscmblage OF citizens around
the table.
Referring to the fishery question, he
said:
81 have no indiScrcet revelations to
make; in fact l may say that the papers
which have recently been made public con-
tain perfectly full and unrrseryed history
of these transactions. That history is
AN unsatisfactory one, If wc have re-
card 10 the length OF time during which
this dispute has remained unadjusted,
to those who believe, as most Of us
no doubt do, that we are bound not only
by considerations OF self interest but by
cluSe ties of kinship and origin which unite
~ 10 our brethren on the other side OF the
frontier to cultivate the most neighborly
and amicablc relations with them. 1t must
he a source of pain, would almost say oi
humiliation, that We should Tor so many
months have been unable To adjust a dis
pute which, although not without ITS local
importance, is, after all, not of first rate
magnitude. Upon the other hand, II IL, l
think, satisfactory To know that through
out these intricate transactions We have
kent m line with and been well sustained
by the Imperial Government, and that
upon no material point affecting any prin-
ciple of Importance has any substantial
difference of opinion arisen between us and
it.
BOTH GOVERNMENTS ANXIOUS.
"In spite of all that has happened, |
NAV say-and / speak with some klOwl-
edge Of the lactS-that both Governments
have shown the greatest anxiety to avoid
apy local action likely TO increase the ten
~lou o. feeling existing upon the spot
The ease is erjuently one IN which each
s,ce ought to make some allowance tor the
other. III there il irritation among the
New England fishermen. we must not
iorret that the circumstances OF the
case render such irritation perfectly
natural, and that wc have TO deal with a
l,r,, body OF men who for many years
INST have been in the habit of reSOrting to
our waters without hindrance and who,
not from any fault of ours, OF indeed Of
their own, lind themselves suddenly eN-
rIuded from privileges valuable to them
selves and hitherto exercised IN the most
unrestr,,iaed manner, and who not unnat-
urally resent any interference with the
exercise of an industry which they have
pursued 20 long without restriction.
at. on the other hand, there Ia irTita-
tion among our people in the Maritime
provinces, let it not be forgotten that
this is
THE SECOND OCCASION
upon which our commercial arrangements
have been dislocated by the abrogatlOn OF
treaties between ourselves and our neigh
hors. Those treaties were terminable, and
We have no right to complain If they have
heeu put AN end tn. On the other hand,
let not our neighbOfS complain OF us, II, IN
the face of such action on their part, we
are driven to take steps for the protection
,r RIGHTS secured to us by treaty and form
inc valuable portion of the national eS-
tate, ANY government which did not do
this would he culpahle, and no government
has shown itself more alive to resPonslbll-
ties of this kind than any OF our neigh
bors. Ifeach side will approach the queS-
tian in a moderate spirit, and with the de-
L -, allowance
the difficulties OF the other, feel no doubt
that We need have any apprehension OF the
result.
In regard To Imperial federation for
Canada Lord IanSdOwne has seen no den
mite scheme on which he could express his
opinion. To ask young country, which
needs every shilling o. its revenue for the
development of its own resources, to sink
millions in fortihCationS and ornaments,
would, he thought, be most inequitable
proposal.
\ SLAP AT O'BRIEN.
In conclusion he spoke of the kind and
bospitable reception he had met with, and
said: Your conduct has, once and for
all established the fact that the Queens
representative in Canada, 80 long rs his
conduct in his official capacity has not
been impugued, so long rs his conduct in
any other capacity has not been called in
question by constitutional methods IN the
Legislature, either of Canada or his own
country, may safely leave his public or his
private reputation TO the custody OF yonr
people. 1t has shown more, for 1t has al
torded signal proof not only of this, but
of your adherence of the methods OF those
who seek TO achieve, by intimidation and
persecution, what they kLow could not be
obtained by legitimate courses. II could
ever have had any doubts as to the result,
the action of your people has removed
it. The appeal has been made to you; by
your Judgment am perfectly content to
abide"